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Posted by anime.princess
on 10/11/12 at 1:34am
My aunt is a family practitioner, and she loves to give me unsolicitized baby advice (she has a two year old, my youngest cousin). She was insisting that by the age of 8months (she is supportive of EBF, though), I should start him on solids and that I wouldn't want to CD once I start seeing the solids poop. I silenced her today with the CD thing when I told her that the same I'd be "wasting" washing the diapers would be the same time I'd spend driving to the store, picking the diapers, and paying for them with the difference that while I'm washing them I can study for my upcoming certification exams, or teach the baby words in different languages. She was in shocked, yet she felt I was on the right; she never though of the part that I could be doing other things while I wash them. Still, she's offering me my cousin's never used disposables (he was a very big kid, so she has tons of unused disposables stored).

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Posted by louzannalady
on 10/11/12 at 1:37am

Doesn't she want them for her next child?
Posted by anime.princess
on 10/11/12 at 1:39am

Quoting louzannalady:

Doesn't she want them for her next child?
She's not planning on having more kids (at least not for now).
Posted by louzannalady
on 10/11/12 at 1:42am

Ah! Gotcha! Humm... I am still researching and will be CD-ing soon, but would it be useful to have some posies on hand for running errands and being out and about? Or are cloth just as convenient for that purpose?
Quoting anime.princess:

Quoting louzannalady:

Doesn't she want them for her next child?
She's not planning on having more kids (at least not for now).
Posted by anime.princess
on 10/11/12 at 1:45am (1 like)

The newer ones that are coming out, are just as convenient as disposables. Technology had made cloth diapers just as practical as disposables.
Posted by louzannalady
on 10/11/12 at 1:50am

Which do you use, if I might ask. I am interested in Flips. : ) I guess, if you take them from her, it kind of gives her "ground", huh?
Quoting anime.princess:

The newer ones that are coming out, are just as convenient as disposables. Technology had made cloth diapers just as practical as disposables.
Posted by anime.princess
on 10/11/12 at 1:53am

The ones that I'll be using (DS1 will be born in a few more days):
-bumgenius
-kawaii diapers
-econobums
Posted by Baby4us09
on 10/11/12 at 10:17am

I have these diapers as well and love them. I also have Flipz. econobums are very bulky tho and I think are better for in the home or night time use. BG's are best for out and about, don't forget your wet bag. and the kawaii's are so thin, they are great.

Quoting anime.princess:

The ones that I'll be using (DS1 will be born in a few more days):

-bumgenius

-kawaii diapers

-econobums
Posted by Baby4us09
on 10/11/12 at 10:19am (1 like)

pocket diapers are great. Diapers made from WAHM's are great as well. They are cheaper than BG and work just as well. For my next baby I will be ordering from a WAHM.

Quoting louzannalady:

Which do you use, if I might ask. I am interested in Flips. : ) I guess, if you take them from her, it kind of gives her "ground", huh?

Quoting anime.princess:

The newer ones that are coming out, are just as convenient as disposables. Technology had made cloth diapers just as practical as disposables.
Posted by jiffypop2207
on 10/11/12 at 10:19am

Quoting anime.princess:

The newer ones that are coming out, are just as convenient as disposables. Technology had made cloth diapers just as practical as disposables.
Posted by melindabelcher
on 10/11/12 at 10:25am (1 like)

That can be very frustrating. Sounds like your handling it well. Everyone disagrees with someone. We can't make everyone happy. Your doing great keep up the good work :)